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Oscaecilia

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Oscaecilia

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Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae. The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderGymnophiona
  5. FamilyCaeciliidae
Observations recorded356

Oscaecilia is een geslacht van wormsalamanders (Gymnophiona) uit de familie Caeciliidae. Het geslacht is nog niet ingedeeld bij een van de onderfamilies van de Caeciliidae.[1] Er zijn 9 soorten die voorkomen in Midden-Amerika: Costa Rica, Panama en mogelijk in Brazilië.[2] Soorten Geslacht Oscaecilia Soort Oscaecilia bassleri Soort Oscaecilia elongata Soort Oscaecilia equatorialis Soort Oscaecilia hypereumeces Soort Oscaecilia koepckeorum Soort Panamese wormsalamander (Oscaecilia ochrocephala) Soort Oscaecilia osae Soort Oscaecilia polyzona Soort Oscaecilia zweifeli Bronvermelding Referenties ↑ American Museum of Natural History, Oscaecilia. ↑ Amphibia Web, Oscaecilia. Bronnen (en) - American Museum of Natural History - Oscaecilia- Website Geconsulteerd 10 maart 2016 (en) - Amphibiaweb - Oscaecilia - Website

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Family
Caeciliidae
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Recorded in
Panama
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Oscaecilia is a genus of caecilians in the family Caeciliidae. The genus is distributed in southeastern Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and northern South America, possibly extending into southern Brazil. They are sometimes known as the South American caecilians.

==Description== Adult Oscaecilia often exceed in total length. The diagnostic characters of Oscaecilia include eyes that are covered by bone, presence of splenial teeth, absence of true tail, and a tentacular opening that is directly below the nostril, much closer to it than to the eye.

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